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SUMMARY:The Human Edge in an AI Driven Job Market: Hosted by The Colony Public Library
DESCRIPTION:The Colony Public Library Presents\n\nThe Human Edge in an\n\nAI-Driven Job Market\n\nHow to stay competitive\, authentic\, and ready for what's next as AI reshapes the workplace.\n\nWednesday\, November 18\, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nAI is changing the job market. What will help you stand out?\n\nLooking for a new job or considering a career transition? Join Maria Joseph\, a passionate AI expert and former Microsoft director\, for a practical conversation about how artificial intelligence is changing what employers value   and how you can prepare.\n\n\n\nAI SKILLS     CAREER TRANSITIONS     AUTHENTICITY     INTERVIEWS \n\n\n\nWhat You'll Learn\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			01\n			\n			Which AI skills employers are looking for and why they matter.\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			02\n			\n			How AI is changing\, reshaping\, and eliminating certain jobs.\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			03\n			\n			How to use AI tools while maintaining your own voice and authenticity.\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n			04\n			\n			How to prepare for AI-related interview questions and conversations with prospective employers.\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour experience still matters.\n\nThe opportunity is learning how to combine what makes you uniquely human   your experience\, judgment\, communication\, and perspective   with the technology shaping what comes next.\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker\n\nMaria Joseph\n\nAI Technologist     Former Microsoft Director\n\n\n\nMaria Joseph is a passionate technologist who retired after an extraordinary 27-year career at Microsoft\, where she served as a director leading high-impact teams across Customer Service and Support organizations focused on Developer\, Security\, and Windows technologies.\n\nThroughout her career\, Maria played a key role in some of Microsoft's most transformative moments\, including the dot-com boom\, the launch of Microsoft's .NET support organization\, and the development of global security and operational initiatives.\n\nA lifelong innovator\, Maria has continued to deepen her expertise in Artificial Intelligence\, earning Microsoft Team Hackathon awards for AI projects in both 2024 and 2025. She is also recognized for her leadership in diversity and community initiatives\, including Asians at Microsoft and Women at Microsoft Texas.\n\nMaria's career journey is a powerful example of reinvention\, adaptability\, and embracing emerging technologies to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\nWednesday\, November 18\, 2026\n\nTime: 6:30 p.m.\n\nLocation: The Colony Public Library   Multipurpose Room
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; color: #17233D\; max-width: 900px\; margin: 0 auto\; line-height: 1.6\;"><!-- HERO -->\n<div style="background: linear-gradient(135deg\, #071B4A 0%\, #0B2863 65%\, #173E75 100%)\; border-radius: 18px\; padding: 48px 42px 42px 42px\; margin-bottom: 24px\; overflow: hidden\;">\n<div style="font-size: 12px\; font-weight: 700\; letter-spacing: 2px\; text-transform: uppercase\; color: #BFD0EA\; margin-bottom: 16px\;">The Colony Public Library Presents</div>\n\n<div style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 39px\; line-height: 1.08\; font-weight: 800\; text-transform: uppercase\; letter-spacing: -0.5px\; color: #FFFFFF\; max-width: 720px\; margin-bottom: 20px\;">The Human Edge in an<br />\nAI-Driven Job Market</div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 19px\; line-height: 1.55\; color: #D9E5F4\; max-width: 720px\; margin-bottom: 28px\;">How to stay competitive\, authentic\, and ready for what&rsquo\;s next as AI reshapes the workplace.</div>\n\n<div style="border-top: 1px solid rgba(255\,255\,255\,0.22)\; padding-top: 20px\; color: #FFFFFF\; font-size: 16px\;"><strong>Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026</strong> <span style="padding: 0 10px\; color: #89A4CA\;">|</span> <strong>6:30 p.m.</strong></div>\n</div>\n<!-- INTRO -->\n\n<div style="padding: 14px 8px 8px 8px\; margin-bottom: 28px\;">\n<div style="font-size: 28px\; line-height: 1.25\; font-weight: 700\; color: #071B4A\; margin-bottom: 13px\;">AI is changing the job market. What will help you stand out?</div>\n\n<p style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.75\; color: #48556A\; margin: 0\;">Looking for a new job or considering a career transition? Join <strong>Maria Joseph</strong>\, a passionate AI expert and former Microsoft director\, for a practical conversation about how artificial intelligence is changing what employers value &mdash\; and how you can prepare.</p>\n</div>\n<!-- TOPIC BAR -->\n\n<div style="background-color: #F2F5FA\; border-radius: 12px\; padding: 20px 24px\; margin-bottom: 30px\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; color: #0B2863\;">AI SKILLS </span> <span style="color: #AAB5C5\; padding: 0 11px\;">&bull\;</span> <span style="font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; color: #0B2863\;"> CAREER TRANSITIONS </span> <span style="color: #AAB5C5\; padding: 0 11px\;">&bull\;</span> <span style="font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; color: #0B2863\;"> AUTHENTICITY </span> <span style="color: #AAB5C5\; padding: 0 11px\;">&bull\;</span> <span style="font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; color: #0B2863\;"> INTERVIEWS </span></div>\n<!-- WHAT YOU'LL LEARN -->\n\n<div style="margin-bottom: 34px\;">\n<div style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 25px\; font-weight: 800\; text-transform: uppercase\; color: #071B4A\; margin-bottom: 18px\;">What You&#39\;ll Learn</div>\n<!-- ITEM 1 -->\n\n<div style="border-top: 1px solid #DCE3EC\; padding: 19px 4px\;">\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td valign="top" width="52">\n			<div style="width: 36px\; height: 36px\; border-radius: 50%\; background-color: #0B2863\; color: #FFFFFF\; font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; line-height: 36px\; text-align: center\;">01</div>\n			</td>\n			<td style="font-size: 16px\; color: #38465B\;" valign="middle">Which <strong style="color: #071B4A\;">AI skills employers are looking for</strong> and why they matter.</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n<!-- ITEM 2 -->\n\n<div style="border-top: 1px solid #DCE3EC\; padding: 19px 4px\;">\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td valign="top" width="52">\n			<div style="width: 36px\; height: 36px\; border-radius: 50%\; background-color: #0B2863\; color: #FFFFFF\; font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; line-height: 36px\; text-align: center\;">02</div>\n			</td>\n			<td style="font-size: 16px\; color: #38465B\;" valign="middle">How AI is <strong style="color: #071B4A\;">changing\, reshaping\, and eliminating certain jobs</strong>.</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n<!-- ITEM 3 -->\n\n<div style="border-top: 1px solid #DCE3EC\; padding: 19px 4px\;">\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td valign="top" width="52">\n			<div style="width: 36px\; height: 36px\; border-radius: 50%\; background-color: #0B2863\; color: #FFFFFF\; font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; line-height: 36px\; text-align: center\;">03</div>\n			</td>\n			<td style="font-size: 16px\; color: #38465B\;" valign="middle">How to use AI tools while maintaining your <strong style="color: #071B4A\;">own voice and authenticity</strong>.</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n<!-- ITEM 4 -->\n\n<div style="border-top: 1px solid #DCE3EC\; border-bottom: 1px solid #DCE3EC\; padding: 19px 4px\;">\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td valign="top" width="52">\n			<div style="width: 36px\; height: 36px\; border-radius: 50%\; background-color: #0B2863\; color: #FFFFFF\; font-size: 13px\; font-weight: 700\; line-height: 36px\; text-align: center\;">04</div>\n			</td>\n			<td style="font-size: 16px\; color: #38465B\;" valign="middle">How to prepare for <strong style="color: #071B4A\;">AI-related interview questions</strong> and conversations with prospective employers.</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n</div>\n<!-- HUMAN EDGE MESSAGE -->\n\n<div style="background-color: #071B4A\; border-radius: 16px\; padding: 30px 32px\; margin-bottom: 34px\;">\n<div style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 24px\; line-height: 1.25\; font-weight: 800\; text-transform: uppercase\; color: #FFFFFF\; margin-bottom: 9px\;">Your experience still matters.</div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 16px\; line-height: 1.7\; color: #D7E2F1\;">The opportunity is learning how to combine what makes you uniquely human &mdash\; your experience\, judgment\, communication\, and perspective &mdash\; with the technology shaping what comes next.</div>\n</div>\n<!-- SPEAKER -->\n\n<div style="border: 1px solid #D9E1EB\; border-radius: 16px\; overflow: hidden\; margin-bottom: 30px\;">\n<div style="background-color: #EEF2F8\; padding: 26px 30px 22px 30px\;">\n<div style="font-size: 11px\; font-weight: 700\; letter-spacing: 1.7px\; text-transform: uppercase\; color: #526C96\; margin-bottom: 6px\;">Featured Speaker</div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 28px\; font-weight: 700\; color: #071B4A\; margin-bottom: 4px\;">Maria Joseph</div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 15px\; font-weight: 600\; color: #57667A\;">AI Technologist &nbsp\;&bull\;&nbsp\; Former Microsoft Director</div>\n</div>\n\n<div style="padding: 28px 30px\; background-color: #FFFFFF\;">\n<p style="font-size: 15px\; line-height: 1.75\; color: #48556A\; margin: 0 0 16px 0\;">Maria Joseph is a passionate technologist who retired after an extraordinary <strong>27-year career at Microsoft</strong>\, where she served as a director leading high-impact teams across Customer Service and Support organizations focused on Developer\, Security\, and Windows technologies.</p>\n\n<p style="font-size: 15px\; line-height: 1.75\; color: #48556A\; margin: 0 0 16px 0\;">Throughout her career\, Maria played a key role in some of Microsoft&rsquo\;s most transformative moments\, including the dot-com boom\, the launch of Microsoft&rsquo\;s .NET support organization\, and the development of global security and operational initiatives.</p>\n\n<p style="font-size: 15px\; line-height: 1.75\; color: #48556A\; margin: 0 0 16px 0\;">A lifelong innovator\, Maria has continued to deepen her expertise in Artificial Intelligence\, earning <strong>Microsoft Team Hackathon awards for AI projects in both 2024 and 2025.</strong> She is also recognized for her leadership in diversity and community initiatives\, including Asians at Microsoft and Women at Microsoft Texas.</p>\n\n<p style="font-size: 15px\; line-height: 1.75\; color: #48556A\; margin: 0\;">Maria&rsquo\;s career journey is a powerful example of <strong>reinvention\, adaptability\, and embracing emerging technologies</strong> to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<!-- EVENT DETAILS -->\n\n<div style="background-color: #F2F5FA\; border-left: 5px solid #0B2863\; border-radius: 10px\; padding: 23px 26px\;">\n<div style="font-size: 11px\; font-weight: 700\; letter-spacing: 1.5px\; text-transform: uppercase\; color: #526C96\; margin-bottom: 8px\;">Event Details</div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 19px\; font-weight: 700\; color: #071B4A\; margin-bottom: 7px\;">Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026</div>\n\n<div style="font-size: 15px\; line-height: 1.8\; color: #536176\;"><strong>Time:</strong> 6:30 p.m.<br />\n<strong>Location:</strong> The Colony Public Library &bull\; Multipurpose Room</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n
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